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Hydraulics Remain Relevant in Software-defined Future
Bosch Rexroth engineering manager says hydraulics will remain relevant in software-defined future.
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Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy
Commercial success of the autonomous truck may be closer than we think.
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Digital Tech a Las Vegas Headliner
SAE Media interviewed Erik Neandross, president of the Clean Transportation Solutions group at TRC, about the upcoming ACT Expo.
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CES 2026: Caterpillar Launches AI Assistant for Jobsites and Machines
Caterpillar used the CES 2026 venue to unveil Cat AI Assistant.
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Machine Learning Drives Design Space Exploration
Opportunities for innovation can be missed. Entire regions of the design space – potentially rich in viable or even optimal solutions – remain unexplored.
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Monarch Unveils AI-Powered Autonomous Platform
Before Monarch existed in 2015, its co-founders CTO Zachary Omohundro and CEO Praveen Penmetsa traveled to India to assemble two electric and connected tractors they had shipped over in crates. Jump ahead 10 years, and Omohundro and Penmetsa are unveiling something new to the market. The MonarchOne AI platform brings autonomy to tractors, but also other farming and construction equipment. Read on to learn more.
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Lifelike Simulation Accelerates Middle-Mile Autonomous Trucking
Gatik Arena is a next-generation simulation platform designed to accelerate the development and validation of autonomous vehicle (AV) systems. Gatik, which targets autonomous...
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MOIA’s L4 ID. Buzz AVs Starting Service Next Year
Mobileye announced in June that its ongoing work with Volkswagen will deliver the automaker’s first production SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles sometime in 2026. The first of these...
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Solving Problems and Seeking Big Ideas for Commercial Vehicles
Advancing technology to solve challenges involving regulation, compliance, autonomy, electrification, combustion engines and other areas is an obvious focus of SAE...
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Clarios Brings AI to Idle Management for Heavy Trucks
The predominant low-voltage battery maker Clarios today announced that IdleLess, a sensor-and-AI-driven system for heavy-duty trucks that it says can save up to $3,300 per year per...
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ACT Expo 2025: Heavy-Duty EVs, H2 Trucks and Tariff Talk Dominate Day One
Opening day of the ACT Expo 2025 in Anaheim, California, was a flood of product announcements and clean-fuel initiative updates. While the trucks and the technology...
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Artificial Intelligence Being Schooled for Mining Applications
A battery-electric Honda midsize SUV entering production in early 2026 will use Helm.ai’s artificial intelligence to facilitate conditional automated driving. The start-up...
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First Drive: REE’s Electrifying P7 Delivery Chassis
At NTEA’s 2024 Work Truck Week, REE Automotive showcased its P7 EV chassis and REEcorners modular suspension system. At the time, the P7 was being offered to North American fleets for...
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The Intersection of Autonomy and Cybersecurity
The race to greater autonomy is on in the industrial and commercial transportation industry and for good reason. Autonomous vehicles have the potential to transform commercial trucking,...
News Unmanned Systems
CES 2025: Oshkosh Puts AI, Autonomy and Electrification to Work
A multi-brand global company that serves several different industries marked its debut at one of the world’s largest technology exhibitions by highlighting its...
Articles AR/AI
CES 2025: Deere Advances Off-Highway Autonomy
With the pungent smell of garlic in the air and the threat of tremors from three major fault lines, a select group of journalists invited to John Deere’s Gilroy, California, test center in...
News Unmanned Systems
Sensata’s Sensors Aid Blind Spot Monitoring for Tractor-Trailers
Sensata Technologies’ booth at this year’s IAA Transportation tradeshow included two of the company’s Precor radar sensors. The PreView STA79 is a heavy-duty vehicle...
News Unmanned Systems
Bauma the Big One in 2025
December is a good time to reflect on the past year – to celebrate successes and consider opportunities for improvement – but it is also an opportune time to look to the future. As I think about the year ahead...
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Making Software-Defined Vehicles Cyber-Secure
There is one sure-fire way to secure commercial vehicles from cyber-attacks. “You just remove the connectivity,” quipped Brandon Barry, CEO of Block Harbor Cybersecurity and the moderator...
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Liebherr Reveals Towering Battery-Electric Haul Truck
Liebherr and Fortescue unveiled their first autonomous battery-electric T 264 haul truck at MINExpo 2024, garnering a steady stream of attendees eyeing and climbing on the giant...
Technical Innovation AR/AI
Navigating the Future of AI
Every fall, SAE International’s COMVEC symposium brings leaders from the on-highway, off-highway and defense sectors together to collaborate on solutions for the macro and micro challenges within the...
News Unmanned Systems
SAE Media Group Acquires Leading Community Hub for C-UAS Professionals
(New York and London) – SAE Media Group has completed the acquisition of C-UAS Hub (cuashub.com), a premier resource for news and actionable information in the...
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Realizing Software-Defined Commercial Vehicles
Severe driver shortages, rising fuel and material costs, escalating demand for freight transport, higher sustainability requirements – there is no shortage of challenges facing the transport...
News Unmanned Systems
Volvo Hits Milestones for Autonomous Trucks and Electrified Off-Highway Machine
Volvo made several key announcements at the 2024 ACT Expo in Las Vegas. The company also reaffirmed its goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions with a 100%...
News Manned Systems
Kodiak Adapts Autonomous Tech for Military Vehicles
Kodiak Robotics launched its first autonomous military prototype vehicle in December 2023 – a Ford F-150 upfitted with the Kodiak Driver autonomous system. Developed for the Department...
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Advancing HMI Development of ADAS and Active Safety Systems
The advancement of vehicles with enhanced safety and infotainment features has made evaluating human-machine interfaces (HMI) in modern commercial and industrial vehicles crucial....
Articles Test & Measurement
Daimler Truck and Torc Intensify Pursuit of Autonomous Trucks
Several autonomous-truck startups faltered in 2023. Another blow to the sector came in December, when TuSimple laid off about 150 employees, or 75% of its U.S. workforce, as it...
Technical Innovation Manned Systems
TE Connectivity Powers down High-Power Systems
Commercial trucks and off-highway vehicles, faced with new regulatory developments, customer demands and market pressures, are responding by undergoing a renaissance of innovation. In the past...
Technical Innovation Electronics & Computers
Continental, Aurora Finalize Design of Scalable Autonomous Trucking System
Tier 1 automotive supplier Continental and Aurora Innovation announced that the companies have finalized the design for a scalable autonomous trucking system. The...
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